W. Selden Washington
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W. Selden Washington | |
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.jpg) Washington with William Tyler Page (left) and Henry Woodhouse (right) in 1929. | |
| Member of the Virginia House of Delegates for Alexandria | |
| In office January 12, 1944 – January 13, 1948 | |
| Preceded by | Maurice D. Rosenberg |
| Succeeded by | Armistead L. Boothe |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 13, 1889 |
| Died | July 21, 1953 (aged 63) |
| Resting place | Ivy Hill Cemetery, Alexandria, Virginia |
| Party | Democrat |
| Spouse | Irene Watkins Tinley |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Bliss Electrical School |
| Occupation | realtor, officer, politician |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States of America |
| Branch/service |  United States Army |
| Years of service | 1917–1918 |
| Rank |  2nd Lieutenant |
| Unit | Coast Artillery Corps |
| Battles/wars | World War I |
Wilson Selden Washington (September 13, 1889 – July 21, 1953) was an American politician and realtor. He was a Democratic member of the Virginia House of Delegates.
Washington was born on September 13, 1889, in Marshall in Fauquier County, Virginia, to Lawrence Washington and Frances Lackland. He was descended from John Augustine Washington, the brother of President George Washington.
The family moved to Alexandria during his childhood. Washington attended the Alexandria Public Schools, then the Bliss Electrical School in Washington, D.C. During World War I, Washington enlisted in June 1917 in the United States Army Coast Artillery Corps; he was commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant in November 1918.[1]
Washington married Irene Watkins Tinsley in 1920. They had two children, Wilson Selden Washington, Jr. and Nancy James Washington.
